Komodo dragons are considered a vulnerable species, meaning they could become endangered unless they're protected.

科莫多巨蜥是一种脆弱的生物，代表若它不被保护，就会濒临灭绝。

The ridges are remarkably similar to those of another animal with a deadly bite, a Komodo dragon.

这些隆起跟另一种撕咬致命的动物非常相似——科莫多龙。

Instead they found themselves having to fight off a real " man-eating" Komodo dragon.

他们要做的是击退真正“食人”的科摩多龙。

Yet, for four million years, the Komodo dragon has dominated here.

然而，四百万年来科莫多巨蜥一直称霸这里。

Komodo dragons are the largest living lizards in the world, can grow to over two metres long, and are very dangerous.

科摩多龙是世界上现存体型最大的蜥蜴，它们体长可达两米，而且非常危险。

And some lizards, like Komodo dragons, swing their flexible tails around to attack.

还有一些蜥蜴，比如说科莫多巨蜥，会摆动其灵活的尾巴来进行攻击。

Was she a) a python b) a zebra shark or c) a Komodo dragon?

是 A. 蟒蛇，B.斑马鲨，还是 C. 科莫多龙？

Kind of like land-dwelling Komodo dragons, but they evolved for life in the ocean.

就像陆生的科莫多龙，却为了能在海洋中生存进行了进化。

In addition, 40 Komodo dragon eggs are being kept warm for birth.

此外，40枚科莫多龙蛋还在孵化箱里，等待出生。

Was she: a) a python, b) a zebra shark, or c) a Komodo dragon?

是a）蟒蛇，b）斑纹鲨，还是c）科莫多巨蜥？

Just long enough for the Komodo dragon to actually finish it off and eat it.

时间足够长让科莫多巨蜥吃光它。

Right, I asked whether the-virgin-Flora was a) a python, b) a shark or c) a Komodo dragon.

好的，我之前问处女 Flora 是 A. 蟒蛇，B.鲨鱼还是 C. 科莫多龙。

Instead, the islands have a totally different cast of ecological characters, including marsupials, Komodo dragons, cockatoos, and honeyeaters.

相反地，这些岛屿有完全不同的动物，包括有袋动物、科莫多龙、凤头鹦鹉和食蜜鸟。

Right – I asked whether the-virgin-Flora was a) a python, b) a shark or c) a Komodo dragon.

是的，我问，这个单性生殖的弗洛拉是a）蟒蛇，b）斑纹鲨，还是c）科莫多巨蜥。

That report came out after several people were arrested in March and accused of smuggling Komodo dragons off the island.

该报告是在几个人于三月被捕并被指控因在岛上走私科莫多巨蜥后发布的。

The zoo in Indonesia is breeding Komodo dragons in an effort to save the world's largest lizards from dying out.

这家印度尼西亚的动物园正在培育科莫多龙，以拯救世界上最大的蜥蜴免于灭绝。

Komodo dragons do the same thing today.

今天的科莫多巨蜥也在做同样的事情。

Take, for instance, the Komodo dragon, a giant monitor lizard that today lives on a handful of islands in eastern Indonesia.

以科摩多龙为例、一种巨大的巨蜥，如今生活在印度尼西亚东部的少数几个岛屿上。

Since launching the breeding program, the zoo has built up its Komodo dragon population to 108 adults and 35 young ones.

自从该培育项目启动以来，该动物园已将科莫多龙的数量增加到108只成年科莫多龙和35只幼科莫多龙。

Located near Flores, Komodo National Park is famous for one thing and one thing only – its reptilian namesake, the Komodo dragon.

科莫多国家公园位于弗洛雷斯附近，以爬行动物科莫多龙而闻名。